boundary adjustment; alignment
Refers to the act of adjusting or aligning boundaries, often in technical, administrative, or geographic contexts. The English gloss 'alignment' can also imply bringing things into proper relative position.
Boundary adjustments were carried out along with the municipal merger.
This software is used for boundary alignment of images.
Compound of 境界 (boundary) and 調整 (adjustment). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows standard Sino-Japanese compounding patterns.